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South Korean police investigated a bomb threat
at the Gocheok Sky Dome where the Dodgers play their season
opening game against the San Diego Padres, but no sign of an
explosive device had been detected, the Yonhap news agency
reported.
Roger Aranda, 49, said he flew from California with his son to
cheer for Ohtani and the Dodgers.
"My favourite player is Mookie Betts, now I'm becoming a big fan
for Ohtani," he told Reuters, wearing a blue Dodgers jersey and
a hat. "I hope our Dodgers win. I want to see a victory here
today."
Kim Myeong-seo, a 33-year-old Dodgers fan from the southeastern
South Korean city of Daegu, was not concerned about the bomb
threat.
"I have no worries as our country has very strict security," he
said. "It was very difficult to get a ticket ... I'm just so
excited and want to go in as soon as possible."
When asked about the bomb threat, Padres manager Mike Shildt
said it was "unfortunate" news but he had "full confidence" in
security authorities.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he did not "pay too much mind"
to the threat after hearing that it was cleared.
The threat, written in English, was sent in an email to an
official at South Korea's consulate general in Vancouver,
Canada, and said the sender was a Japanese lawyer, Yonhap said.
Officials at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and Guro
Police Station in the district where the stadium is located did
not immediately confirm the report or could not be reached for
comment.
Drew Jackse, 26, travelled from San Diego for the two-game
series and said he just wanted to see game baseball.
"The Dodgers are a good team, but we're good too," he said.
"It's going to be a very tough game but yeah, it's going to be
exciting to see what it's like on the inside."
(Reporting by Jack Kim, Minwoo Park, Hyonhee Shin and Daewoung
Kim; Editing by Ed Davies and Peter Rutherford)
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